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Websites concerning agricultural science relevant to crops grown in the field by the practices of arable farming.

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Advances in New Crops

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-toc.html
Proceedings of the First National Symposium of the Center for new crops and plant products of the Purdue University which focuses on research, development, and economics.
Alternative Field Crops Manual

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/index.html
Detailed information on the production of a number of agronomic crops adapted to the upper Midwestern U.S., from adzuki bean to wild rice.
Badgersett Research Corporation

http://www.badgersett.com/
Research and development of hazelnuts and chestnuts for use as staple crops, sale of seedlings and nuts. Minnesota.
Center for New Crops and Plant Products

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
Extensive collection of information from Purdue University on crop diversification.
CropReference

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropReference/crop_reference.html
Sources of information from Purdue University on promising new crops for food, timber, shade, soil improvement.
Famine Foods

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/faminefoods/ff_home.html
A list and description of plants that are not normally considered as crops but are consumed in times of famine.
Lost Crops of the Incas

http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/
An online book, presenting little-known plants of the Andes with promise for worldwide cultivation.
Monsanto India

http://www.monsantoindia.com/
Provides news and information about agriculture and genetically enhanced seeds in a number of languages.
National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS)

http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/
Focused on preserving the genetic diversity of plants by acquiring, preserving, evaluating, documenting and distributing crop germplasms to research scientists. Includes general information on NPGS and Germplasm Resources Information Network. Contents include collection information, repositories, committees, and related resources.
Neglected Crops: 1492 From A Different Perspective

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/1492/1492.html
Plants of American origin that have been neglected or mostly forgotten since the arrival of Europeans.
PlantFacts - Ohio State University

http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/
Searches over 20,000 pages of horticulture and crop science information from over 40 academic and government institutions departments in the U.S. by keyword and region..
Psyllium

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/psyllium.html
The seeds of certain species of Plantago are used commercially for the production of mucilage. Information on the uses of the plant, its growth habits, environment requirement, culture, yield potential and economics.
Rothamsted Research

http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/
Conducts basic, strategic and applied research in biological and related sciences, integrating these to optimise crop production systems.
The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops

http://www.aaic.org/
Nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes the production, processing, development, and commercialization of industrial crops and products derived from them.

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